Shadow Conditions of Earth Satellites - Kozai Orbit |
| Description: | Accurate predictions of shadow conditions for any type of satellite orbit can be determined by using a combination of one-dimensional minimization and root finding. The algorithm used here searches for minimum values of the angle between the shadow axis and the satellite’s position vector as a function of time. If this angle lies within the penumbra angle, the algorithm uses Brent's root-finding method to look backward and forward relative to this minimum time to find entrance and exit conditions. This method can also be used to determine entrance and exit relative to the umbra, penumbra and cylindrical shadows. |
| Filename: | shadow2.zip |
| ID: | 9487 |
| Author: | C. Deagle, Jr. |
| Downloaded file size: | 377,537 bytes |
| Size on calculator: | 85 KB |
| Platforms: | Prime |
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| Primary category: | Science |
| Languages: | ENG |
| File date: | 2022-11-09 12:48:55 |
| Creation date: | 2022-11-09 |
| Source code: | Included |
| Download count: | 130 |
| Version history: | 2023-05-29: Added to site
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